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One of the great things about golf is how many different methods are available to get the job done. Unlike some other sports, where there is really only one technique which will work, golf presents players with an endless variety of options. As long as you stay within the limits of the rules, there are many different techniques you can …

There are a few pieces that have to come together perfectly in order for you to make a putt. First, you have to get a good read. Without an accurate read, nothing else you do later on will make much of a difference. Second, you have to hit the ball the proper speed for the putt at hand. Again, without …

Pressure can be found anywhere on the golf course. You can feel it on the tee when there is a large fairway bunker waiting to swallow up a mistake. You can also feel it in the fairway when a large pond is watching to catch an errant approach shot. To be honest, pressure is a big part of what makes …

In the game of golf, there are always rules of thumb that many will point to be being right all the time. One of the oldest rules is that when putting, a ball will always break towards the nearest body of water, while it will break away from mountains. This rule, however, could be a myth. The idea behind this …

One of the first pieces of golf strategy that most players learn is the fact that you want to keep the ball below the hole whenever possible. It is almost always easier to putt or chip uphill than downhill, as the job of controlling the speed is much easier when going up a slope. However, positioning your ball below the …

The other day I was out running our Ladies’ Invitational Horserace when my General Manager made a comment to me after watching a couple of holes that wasn’t an indictment of the Ladies in particular, but for the most part, golfers in general. “You ought to be able to make a fortune just giving people lessons on how to line …

Go to any YouTube video where there’s Tour pro practice or tournament footage involved, and there’s sure to be a steady person. For all the Tour pros I’ve watched putt live or on video, it seems they all have a couple things they do well: keep a steady head and keep a steady base. Just like most golfers, I’m always …

You would probably love to be able to spend more time at the golf course, practicing your game. If you had all of the free time in the world, you could head over to the course on a nearly daily basis, practicing all of the parts of the game that give you trouble. Obviously, that isn’t reality for most people. …

Learning to score in golf, is often about playing the percentages. When it comes to learning to do that, there’s an old adage that I’ve been using to start just about every beginning short game clinic I’ve given over the past quarter century: “Putt when you can, chip if you can’t putt, and pitch only if you have to.” In …

Here’s the key to making putts: wake up in the morning, brush your teeth, and head to the course. Boom, one-putts! If only it were that simple. But let’s spend a little more time in-depth about what this teeth/putting deal is all about. When do you last remember thinking about brushing your teeth in the morning? Not just the act of cleaning your …